Unlock Your Business Potential

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers confidential, professional consulting to new and established businesses. We help identify opportunities, increase profits, and ensure long-term growth—all at no cost, thanks to our funding partners. We also provide free or low-cost training seminars.

Our consultants enjoy meeting and working with new business owners and helping them understand all aspects of their small business. Become one of the over 300 small business owners we help each year.

The Small Business Development Center is federally funded by the Small Business Administration.

Here for You at Every Stage

PLAN

Begin the initial steps to build from the ground up

  • Understand finances
  • Describe customers
  • Identify competitors
  • Develop a business plan
  • Fund your business

START

Turn your dream and hard work into a reality

  • Sign up for training
  • Initial planning
  • Develop a business plan
  • Create a financial plan
  • Register your business

MANAGE

Efficiently and properly run everyday functions

  • Marketing
  • Employees
  • Legal & taxes
  • Emergency planning
  • Customers

GROW

Take your business to the next level and soar

  • Goals
  • Financial analysis
  • Advertising
  • Websites & social media
  • Software

Don't worry about failure; You only have to be right once.

Drew Houston, Dropbox Founder and CEO
SBA

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and regional support partners. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the program sponsors. Programs are open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Central Region SBDC at 320-308-4842.

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